* [PATCH 1/2] most: configfs: serialize mdev_link_list with a mutex
@ 2026-10-26 12:56 Yu Zhang
2026-10-26 12:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] most: core: serialize comp_list and pin the matched component Yu Zhang
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Yu Zhang @ 2026-10-26 12:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Parthiban Veerasooran, Christian Gromm; +Cc: linux-kernel, Yu Zhang
mdev_link_list is a single global list, but it is accessed with no
serialization. mdev_link_create_link_store() adds to it,
mdev_link_destroy_link_store() and mdev_link_release() remove from it
(the latter then frees the entry), and most_interface_register_notify()
walks it.
These run under different locks, or none. The create/destroy stores and
the item release belong to independent configfs subsystems (most_cdev,
most_net, most_video, most_sound), each with its own su_mutex, and
most_interface_register_notify() - called from interface registration -
holds none of them. So a create_link on one subsystem's item can run
concurrently with a rmdir/destroy_link freeing another subsystem's item
on the same global list, corrupting it, and the register-notify walk can
dereference an entry being freed, giving list corruption / a
use-after-free.
Add a dedicated mutex taken around every mdev_link_list access.
Signed-off-by: Yu Zhang <yuz08559@gmail.com>
---
drivers/most/configfs.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/most/configfs.c b/drivers/most/configfs.c
index 8f5158d..307a62c 100644
--- a/drivers/most/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/most/configfs.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct mdev_link {
};
static struct list_head mdev_link_list;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(mdev_link_mutex); /* protects mdev_link_list */
static int set_cfg_buffer_size(struct mdev_link *link)
{
@@ -125,7 +126,9 @@ static ssize_t mdev_link_create_link_store(struct config_item *item,
ret = set_config_and_add_link(mdev_link);
if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
return ret;
+ mutex_lock(&mdev_link_mutex);
list_add_tail(&mdev_link->list, &mdev_link_list);
+ mutex_unlock(&mdev_link_mutex);
mdev_link->create_link = tmp;
mdev_link->destroy_link = false;
@@ -149,8 +152,10 @@ static ssize_t mdev_link_destroy_link_store(struct config_item *item,
mdev_link->comp);
if (ret)
return ret;
+ mutex_lock(&mdev_link_mutex);
if (!list_empty(&mdev_link_list))
list_del(&mdev_link->list);
+ mutex_unlock(&mdev_link_mutex);
mdev_link->destroy_link = tmp;
@@ -392,8 +397,10 @@ static void mdev_link_release(struct config_item *item)
goto free_item;
}
+ mutex_lock(&mdev_link_mutex);
if (!list_empty(&mdev_link_list))
list_del(&mdev_link->list);
+ mutex_unlock(&mdev_link_mutex);
free_item:
kfree(to_mdev_link(item));
@@ -679,6 +686,7 @@ void most_interface_register_notify(const char *mdev)
bool register_snd_card = false;
struct mdev_link *mdev_link;
+ mutex_lock(&mdev_link_mutex);
list_for_each_entry(mdev_link, &mdev_link_list, list) {
if (!strcmp(mdev_link->device, mdev)) {
set_config_and_add_link(mdev_link);
@@ -686,6 +694,7 @@ void most_interface_register_notify(const char *mdev)
register_snd_card = true;
}
}
+ mutex_unlock(&mdev_link_mutex);
if (register_snd_card)
most_cfg_complete("sound");
}
--
2.43.0
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* [PATCH 2/2] most: core: serialize comp_list and pin the matched component
2026-10-26 12:56 [PATCH 1/2] most: configfs: serialize mdev_link_list with a mutex Yu Zhang
@ 2026-10-26 12:56 ` Yu Zhang
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Yu Zhang @ 2026-10-26 12:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Parthiban Veerasooran, Christian Gromm; +Cc: linux-kernel, Yu Zhang
comp_list is walked by match_component() and components_show() and
mutated by most_register_component() (list_add_tail) and
most_deregister_component() (list_del), all with no lock - the only locks
in the core are per-channel. A components_show() read or a
match_component() lookup can therefore run concurrently with a component
module unregistering and unloading, walking into the list node that
most_deregister_component() removed and the module freed, i.e. a
list-traversal use-after-free.
match_component() also returned a bare pointer that its callers
(most_add_link(), most_remove_link(), most_cfg_complete()) dereference
after the lookup, so the component could be torn down between the lookup
and the use.
Add a mutex around every comp_list access, and have match_component()
take a reference to the component's module before returning so it stays
alive while the caller uses it; the callers drop it with module_put().
Signed-off-by: Yu Zhang <yuz08559@gmail.com>
---
drivers/most/core.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/most/core.c b/drivers/most/core.c
index c2616da..d17f538 100644
--- a/drivers/most/core.c
+++ b/drivers/most/core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
static struct ida mdev_id;
static int dummy_num_buffers;
static struct list_head comp_list;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(comp_list_mutex); /* protects comp_list */
struct pipe {
struct most_component *comp;
@@ -445,14 +446,21 @@ static const struct attribute_group *interface_attr_groups[] = {
NULL,
};
+/* On success takes a module ref; caller must module_put(comp->mod). */
static struct most_component *match_component(char *name)
{
struct most_component *comp;
+ mutex_lock(&comp_list_mutex);
list_for_each_entry(comp, &comp_list, list) {
- if (!strcmp(comp->name, name))
- return comp;
+ if (strcmp(comp->name, name))
+ continue;
+ if (!try_module_get(comp->mod))
+ comp = NULL;
+ mutex_unlock(&comp_list_mutex);
+ return comp;
}
+ mutex_unlock(&comp_list_mutex);
return NULL;
}
@@ -517,10 +525,12 @@ static ssize_t components_show(struct device_driver *drv, char *buf)
struct most_component *comp;
int offs = 0;
+ mutex_lock(&comp_list_mutex);
list_for_each_entry(comp, &comp_list, list) {
offs += scnprintf(buf + offs, PAGE_SIZE - offs, "%s\n",
comp->name);
}
+ mutex_unlock(&comp_list_mutex);
return offs;
}
@@ -666,12 +676,15 @@ int most_set_cfg_packets_xact(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch, u16 val)
int most_cfg_complete(char *comp_name)
{
struct most_component *comp;
+ int ret;
comp = match_component(comp_name);
if (!comp)
return -ENODEV;
- return comp->cfg_complete();
+ ret = comp->cfg_complete();
+ module_put(comp->mod);
+ return ret;
}
int most_add_link(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch, char *comp_name, char *link_name,
@@ -679,11 +692,17 @@ int most_add_link(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch, char *comp_name, char *link_name,
{
struct most_channel *c = get_channel(mdev, mdev_ch);
struct most_component *comp = match_component(comp_name);
+ int ret;
- if (!c || !comp)
+ if (!c || !comp) {
+ if (comp)
+ module_put(comp->mod);
return -ENODEV;
+ }
- return link_channel_to_component(c, comp, link_name, comp_param);
+ ret = link_channel_to_component(c, comp, link_name, comp_param);
+ module_put(comp->mod);
+ return ret;
}
int most_remove_link(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch, char *comp_name)
@@ -695,15 +714,20 @@ int most_remove_link(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch, char *comp_name)
if (!comp)
return -ENODEV;
c = get_channel(mdev, mdev_ch);
- if (!c)
+ if (!c) {
+ module_put(comp->mod);
return -ENODEV;
+ }
- if (comp->disconnect_channel(c->iface, c->channel_id))
+ if (comp->disconnect_channel(c->iface, c->channel_id)) {
+ module_put(comp->mod);
return -EIO;
+ }
if (c->pipe0.comp == comp)
c->pipe0.comp = NULL;
if (c->pipe1.comp == comp)
c->pipe1.comp = NULL;
+ module_put(comp->mod);
return 0;
}
@@ -1222,7 +1246,9 @@ int most_register_component(struct most_component *comp)
pr_err("Bad component\n");
return -EINVAL;
}
+ mutex_lock(&comp_list_mutex);
list_add_tail(&comp->list, &comp_list);
+ mutex_unlock(&comp_list_mutex);
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(most_register_component);
@@ -1257,7 +1283,9 @@ int most_deregister_component(struct most_component *comp)
}
bus_for_each_dev(&mostbus, NULL, comp, disconnect_channels);
+ mutex_lock(&comp_list_mutex);
list_del(&comp->list);
+ mutex_unlock(&comp_list_mutex);
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(most_deregister_component);
--
2.43.0
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